Terms
What does NKA stand for
No Known Allergies
Specialty pharmacy that is located away from the central pharmacy (OR;s NICU's ICU's)
Satellite pharmacy
All medications before being dispensed need to be checked by:
The pharmacist
Medication order that must be filled immediately (within 15 minutes)
STAT order
Medication order
Pharmacy technicians work closely with _____ instead of patients in the hospital
Nurses
Moveable carts containing trays of medications, administration sets, oxygen, and other materials needed in life-threatening situations such as cardiac arrest
Crash carts or Code carts
Medication that bypasses the digestive system but is intended for systemic action - given by injection
Parenteral
All medications must be _______ for identification purposes
Barcoded
List of drugs approved for hospitals by the pharmacy and therapeutics committee of the institution
Formulary
Individualized packaged doses used in institutional settings
Unit dose
Who oversees the pharmacy facilities and ensures that personnel are working within guidelines?
State board of pharmacy
Computerized cabinets and systems that control inventory on nursing floors
Automated Dispensing System (ADS)
Drug that has not been approved by the FDA for marketing but is in clinical trials
Investigational Drugs
Technique used to prevent contaimaition of any object by microoganisms
Aseptic Technique